Prescott picked as Maxwell Award semifinalist

Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott was deemed a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award on Monday.

Prescott is one of 20 players who made the cut for the Maxwell Award, which is given annually to the collegiate player of the year. Three finalists will be named on Nov. 24 and the award will be handed out on Dec. 11 at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show.

The 6-foot-2, 230-pounder has completed 61.1-percent of his passes for 2,025 yards, 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Prescott has added 725 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns while also catching two passes for 25 yards and a score.

Prescott is the first signal caller under Dan Mullen to be named a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award since Tim Tebow in 2008. Former Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron won the award last year.

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